Archive for January, 2008
NAD to launch C355 amplifier at Sound & Vision Bristol
This is the new C355 integrated amplifier from NAD, which will be launched at the Sound & Vision Show in Bristol in February. The new amp will sell for £400, and delivers 80W per channel, with a peak output of 140W.
The new C355 is based on the Award-winning C352, and includes several refinements taken from [...]
Gefen launches HDTV line, HDMI switch box
Gefen today announced a new line of electronics products geared towards home theatre enthusiasts, which it is dubbing Gefen TV, leading off the line with the Gefen TV Switcher. The Switcher is capable of sharing one HDMI v1.3 port to four separate devices. In addition to being able to manually switch between devices, the Gefen [...]
NAD’s one-box home cinema - Viso Five
Looking very unlike existing NAD products, this is the company’s new Viso Five, an all-in-one DVD/CD receiver.
Due to launch in February and sell for £900, it can deliver video images upscaled to 720p or 1080i via HDMI, and accepts optional modules for DAB digital radio or, in the States, XM digital satellite radio.
The unit handles [...]
Amazon MP3 to launch worldwide in 2008
Amazon yesterday announced early details of an international strategy for its Amazon MP3 direct-download music store. The online retailer says it will unveil versions of the store outside of the US beginning this year; the company declines providing an exact timeframe for when these stores will appear but emphasizes that the stores will remain DRM-free, [...]
OmniMount racks ‘em up
OmniMount has another rack to add to its roster, the smartly styled Moda Linear. Using real wood, chrome-finished steel and glass, it’s certainly not a piece of AV furniture you need to hide in the corner when the neighbours come round.
But OmniMount assures us – and with the American company’s reputation we have no reason [...]
Goldmund Media Room in the Flesh
Ben Chertoff over at Switched.com got to visit the 13,000 watt Goldmund Media Room and videotaped a nice little documentary piece of the experience.
Only three words come to mind after watching the video… I want it.
Click the image above or the link below for the video.
Kudos on the wonderful video and thanks for the tip [...]
NuForce Mini System
Audio equipment newcomer, NuForce have announced a new mini stereo system based on their digital amplifier technology. The NuForce mini system is aimed at computer users and those wanting big sound in small package. The system consists of a miniscule amplifier and two full range, single driver speakers. The speakers come in a sexy two-tone [...]
Chinese art meets MP3 gadgetry. It had to happen
Everyone’s talking about China these days. The impact of the world’s fastest ever growing economy on the western world is huge – and it now extends to the world of iPod docks, in the form of the BooM China system from TwinMOS.
And yes, that thing that looks like a vase is actually a subwoofer…
The BooM [...]
Jamo R 907 Open Baffle Speakers
Denmark’s Jamo has released the follow up to their flagship R 909 open baffle dipolar speaker, called the R 907. The R 907 is simply a scaled down version of the R 909, approximately 20 percent shorter and 15 percent slimmer. It uses the same open baffle, exposed basket dipolar design, with dual 12” woofers [...]
